Improved rein-holder



L. D. GILLETT. REIN HOLDER.

No. 83,150. Patented Oct. 20, 1868.

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LORENZO D. GILLETT,

OF ROCHESTER, AND HENRY INMAN, OF DETROIT, MiiCHIGAN,

11mm Pam: No. 83,150, dated October 20, 1868.

IIVIPROVED BERT-HOLDER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To whom it may concm:

' Be it known that we, Lonnszo D. GILLETT, of Rochester, in the county of Oakland, and State of Michigan, and HENRY W. INMAN, of Detroit, in the county of Wayne, and State of Michigan, have invented a-newand useful improvement in Rein-Holders to be attached towagons; and we do declare that the following, is a v .front, as hereinbefore descnbed, with the loose end oi true and accurate description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, and being a part of this specification.

The object of thisinvention is to construct an appzv ratus which will hold the reins of a team when not held by the driver, and is designed to be attached to the end of the dash or front of a wagon.

To accomplish this object, we cast in malleableiron, or in other suitable material, the bed-plate A, which should be concave upon the under side, in order to fit the rail of a leather dash, and provided with clips B, which, when the bed-plate A is in place, may be bent around said rail, therebyholdmg the apparatus rigidly 'in position. When used upon a woodendash or wagonfront, the bed-plate may be provided with a suitable spring, 1)

the upper flange, with suitable holes through the same, by means of which it may be, dash. This bed-plate should be also provided with a seat, 0, to receive one end of the coil or other suitable Having attached the apparatus to the dash or Wagonthe cin'ved lever pointing upward, the whole is ready.

to receive the reins, by simply passing the same between end of said lever and the bed-plate, when the spring'coinpels the lever and allows them to be easily removed when desired.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-.- p Thefconstruction of a rein-holder, with bed-plate A, curved lever F, and substantially as herein described.

LORENZO D. GILLE T. HENRY W. INMAN. Witnesses:

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with proper screws, attached to theand also provided with ears E, to which topivot the curved lever F'I to hold said reins in place,

springJ), arranged and operating, 

